AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 19782, 4 February 1928, Page 5

AVIATION

HINKLER'S BABY AVRO Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 2. “ Hinkler’s box of tricks ” is Croydon’s nickname for the flying fish-like baby Avro in which the young Australian hopes to “drop in home at Bundaberg ” within three weeks of leaving. Everything is ready, except the final certificate of airworthiness. He will take off on the first clear morning, and so have an initial long hop, preferably ns far as Italy. Hinkler never pins himself to a time-table, but believes in flying as long, as the going is good and the petrol lasts. His friends are so sure that he will create a record that they have taken out policies in Lloyd’s from which they stand to win substantially if he occupies fewer than twentyeight days. It will be necessary for the machine to do only 500 miles daily to achieve this TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE MR BURNEY’S PLANS. WASHINGTON, February 2. Commander C. Burney (a member of the House of Commons), accompanied by Sir Esme Howard (British Ambassador), visited President Coohdge, and explained the plans for the proposed transatlantic dirigible service, carrying passengers, freight, and mails, and commencing in September. He said that the journey would take thirty-eight hours east-bound and forty-eight hours west-hound. President Coolidge was keenly interested.